Tie nipper



Dec. 18, 1923(- 1 ,695,660

w. w. MAJOR ET AL. I

TIE NIPPER Filed Aug.- 9, v1927 Y Patented Dec. 18, 1928., I

' WILLIAM, w. MAJOR AND JAMES C. CARPENTER, m lon CLIFTON FORGE, v nenvm.

TIE mrrnn.

Application filed August 9, 1927. Serial No{ 211,750.

rails, in the construction of a railway track,

the primary objectof the invention being to provide a tool which may be positioned over a rail and moved to engage a. tie to elevate the tie moving the same into close engagement with the railso that the rail may be readily spiked thereto. H

An important object of the invention is to provide means which-maybe. swung into engagement with the tie to bite into the tie as the handle of the tool is being operated, thereby to slightly elevate the tie so that the tool mayreadily move under the tie to ac complish the lifting thereof.

WVith the foregoing and other object-sin view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the tool in its active position. Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

a V Figure, 3 is an end elevational View of the tool and Figure 4 is a side elevational view illustrating the tool in the act of elevatin a tie.

Referring to the drawing in detail, t e tool embodies a bar having a curved lower portion 5 which extends upwardly and has a right angled portion 6 designed to rest on the rail being laid while the tool is in operation in a manner as shown by the drawing.

Forming a continuation of the right angled portion 6 is a depending arm 7 terminating in a forwardly extended horizontal portion 8 which has a tapered forward extremity 9 so that the forwardly extended end portion 8 may be readily slid under the tie to elevate the same, the tie in the present showing being indicated by-the' numeral 10. In order that the forwardly extended portion 8 may he held against reverse movement while the tie is being lifted, teeth 11 are formed in the upper edge of the forwardly extended portion 8, which teeth bite into the tie.

Forming aniinportant feature ofthe invention is the cant hook indicated at 12, which is pivotally connected to the bar at 13,01" at a point adjacent to the curved por-' tion 5 of the bar, the forward end of the hook being sharpened as at 14 to bite into the tie under operation. f

Carried by the book 12 is a hook 15 which is so constructed that it will contact with the bar when the hook is moved to its inactive position or position as shown by Figure '1- of the drawing. One endof the. bar-is tapered and provides a handle 16, the handle and lifting portion of the tool being pref-v erably formed integral. 1

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From the foregoing it will be seen that when it is desired to elevate a tie to a position to closely engage the underside of a rail or base therof, the. tool may be positioned on r the rail, the forwardly extended portion 8 1' thereof beingdirected under the tie, whereupon the operator exerts a downward pressure on the handle 16, causing the forwardly extended portion 8 of the tool to. be forced under the tie where it may beheld while the rail is being spiked thereto.

Should it be found that the tie is spaced too far from the rail, to be engaged by the forwardly extended portion 8 ofthe tool, the can't hook maybe swung forwardly into en gagement with the tie, whereupon a downwardmovement of the handle 16causes the cant hook to bite into the tie elevating the same to a position, where the forwardly extended portion 8 may slide under the tie.

WVe claimz. p i i 1. In a tool of the class described, a bar having a curved end portion, a right angled portion forming a continuation of the curved portion, a jaw forming a continuation of the rlght angled portion, said gaw embodying a downwardly and forwardly extended por tion, said right angled portion adapted to 'rest on a railway rail, and said forwardly extended portion adapted to engage under a tie when the bar is swung downwardly, to i move the tie into engagement with the rail. v

' 2. Ina tool of the class described, a bar including a handle portion, an upwardly curved portion at the lower end of the hancarried by the handle portion and adapted to 7 die portion,a right angled portion forminga coperate with the jaw in moving the tie. l0 continuation of the upwardly curved portion, In testimony that we claim the foregoing as and a downwardly extended jaw forming a our own, we have hereto affixed our signaeontinuation of the right angled portion, said tures.

jaw adapted to engage a tie to move the tie into engagement with the rail on which the WILLIAM W. MAJ OR.-

tool is positioned, and a pivoted cant hook JAMES C. CARPENTER, JR. 

